According to reports from sky.com King Abdullah Saudi Arabia’s monarch has been pronounced died and his brother Salman has become the kingdom’s new ruler.
Sources say that he had done surgery in recent years related to a herniated disc, and was hospitalised in December for pneumonia. The monarch is believed to be 91-years-old, although his actual age has not been verified.
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz took power in 2005 after the death of his half-brother King Fahd.
Source sky.com